Yuka Murofushi

Yuka Murofushi (室伏 由佳 Murofushi Yuka, born 11 February 1977) is a retired Japanese discus and hammer thrower.

Murofushi comes from a hammer throwing family, as her father Shigenobu Murofushi is a former Olympian and held the Japanese record for decades, and her brother Koji Murofushi, is the 2004 Olympic champion in the event. Her mother, Serafina Moritz, who comes from the Hungarian minority in Romania,^[1] is a former European junior javelin champion and Romanian senior champion. The parents are now divorced.^[2]

She won the 2010 Japanese title in both the discus and hammer throw events.^[3]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Japan
1996	World Junior Championships	Sydney, Australia	6th	Discus throw	51.56 m
1997	East Asian Games	Busan, South Korea	3rd	Discus throw	51.90 m
2000	Asian Championships	Jakarta, Indonesia	5th	Discus throw	53.14 m
			2nd	Hammer throw	58.64 m
2001	East Asian Games	Osaka, Japan	3rd	Discus throw	50.87 m
2003	Asian Championships	Manila, Philippines	5th	Discus throw	54.08 m
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	27th	Hammer throw	65.33 m
2005	Asian Championships	Incheon, South Korea	4th	Discus throw	56.23 m
			3rd	Hammer throw	62.62 m
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	27th (q)	Hammer throw	62.83 m
	East Asian Games	Macau	3rd	Discus throw	54.28 m
			3rd	Hammer throw	63.67 m
2006	Asian Games	Doha, Qatar	4th	Discus throw	52.26 m
			4th	Hammer throw	59.74 m
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	27th (q)	Discus throw	52.76 m
2009	Asian Championships	Guangzhou, China	4th	Discus throw	55.14 m
			3rd	Hammer throw	61.99 m
2010	Asian Games	Guangzhou, China	6th	Discus throw	50.28 m
			3rd	Hammer throw	62.94 m
2011	Asian Championships	Kobe, Japan	8th	Discus throw	49.24 m
			3rd	Hammer throw	62.50 m

Personal bests

• Hammer throw – 67.77 m (2004 in Fujiyoshida) – national record.^[4]
• Discus throw – 58.62 m (2007 in Gifu) – national record.^[4]

References

• Yuka Murofushi profile at IAAF

1. "Elcserélt nemzet - magyar olimpikonok más ország színeiben" (in Hungarian). Heti Válasz. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
2. Andru Nenciu (2008-12-13). "Ciocan norocos". ProSport (in Romanian). Retrieved 2012-11-30.
3. Nakamura, Ken (2010-06-07). Murofushi and Murakami extended their winning streak at the Japanese National Championships . IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-06-07.
4. Japanese athletics records Archived October 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.